Robes Collection (#49)

Hide and Seek, 1893. Artist: Sergei Gribkov
Hide and Seek, 1893. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

The anointing of Tsar Alexander II of Russia, Moscow, 1856. Artist: Georg Wilhelm Timm
The anointing of Tsar Alexander II of Russia, Moscow, 1856. The coronation of Emperor Alexander II (1818-1881) and Empress Maria Alexandrovna (1824-1880)

Buryats, 1862. The Buryats are a Mongol people of Siberia and Mongolia. From T de Paulys Description ethnographique des peuples de la Russie. From a private collection

Alexander Nevsky, Duke of Novgorod, Grand Duke of Vladimir, (1666). Nevsky (1219-1263) won a series of victories against the invading Swedes and Teutonic knights, notably on the river Neva in 1240

Judah and Tamar, 1840. Artist: Horace Vernet
Judah and Tamar, 1840. From a private collection

Napoleon on his Imperial Throne, 1804. Artist: Napoleon Bonaparte I
Napoleon on his Imperial Throne, 1804. Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) assumed the title of Emperor of France on 18 May 1804. Found in the collection of the Musee de l Armee, Paris

Saint Paraskeva Pyatnitsa with Scenes from Her Life, 15th century. Russian icon, Pskov School. Found in the collection of the State Museum of History, Moscow

Funeral of Tsarina Maria Fyodorovna of Russia, Roskilde, Denmark, 19 October 1928. Born Dagmar of Denmark, Maria Feodorovna (1847-1928), was the younger sister of Alexandra

Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Emperor of Haiti, 1806. Artist: Manuel Lopez
Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Emperor of Haiti, 1806. Dessalines joined the 1791 slave uprising that began the Haitian Revolution, going on to become one of its leaders

Le Grand Bacchanal, 1627-1628 Artist: Nicolas Poussin
Le Grand Bacchanal, 1627-1628

La Jerusalem deliveree par le Tasse, Procession of crosses to Mount Olive. 19th Century. Colour Lithograph. Private collection

Japanese official with an escort of soldiers, Korea, c1900

In Algeria, Margaret in trouble, 1901. The courageous teacher under attack, Illustration published in, Le Petit Journal, 19th May 1901

The Londons Lord mayor gives has Mr Loubet a gold box, 1903. Emile Francois Loubet (1838-1929) was a French politician and the 7th President of France

The Conclave, 1903. The meeting held to elect a new pope after the death of the Pope Leo XIII, (1810-1903); Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto, (1835-1914), Italian cardinal is elected Pope Pius X

The body of Pope Leo XIII transported to the Chapel of the Saint-Sacrement, Vatican, 1903. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 2nd August 1903

The Pope viewing the plane of Andre Beaumont over Rome, 1911. Andre Beaumont beats Roland Garros in the Paris to Rome air race, completing the 1, 465 km (910 mile) course in 28 hours, 5 minutes

The attempted suicide of Samori Ture, 1899. Artist: F Meaulle
The attempted suicide of Samori Ture, 1899. Samori Ture (also Samory Toure or Samori ibn Lafiya Ture, 1830-1900) was the founder of the Wassoulou Empire

The judges of the Supreme court of appeal, France, 1899. Artist: Oswaldo Tofani
The judges of the Supreme court of appeal, France, 1899. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 19th February 1899

Menelik II of Ethiopia, 1898. Artist: F Meaulle
Menelik II of Ethiopia, 1898. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 10th July 1898

Mlle Ernestine Curot, 1898. Artist: Henri Meyer
Mlle Ernestine Curot, 1898. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 24th July 1898

Arab and Tunisian chiefs, 1896. Artist: Frederic Lix
Arab and Tunisian chiefs, 1896. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 18th October 1896

Agitation in Morrocco: Omar Zarahun preaching revolt, 1902. Artist: Charles Dufresne
Agitation in Morrocco: Omar Zarahun preaching revolt, 1902. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 23rd November 1902

Saint Benoit, c1480-1523. Artist: Ambrogio Bergognone
Saint Benoit, c1480-1523

The Virgin in Glory, (detail), 1524. Artist: Jan Provoost
The Virgin in Glory, (detail), 1524

The Queen investing the Emperor of the French with the Order of the Garter, 1855, (1888). Queen Victoria decorates Napoleon III, Emperor of the French

Thomas Philip Robinson, 2nd Earl de Grey, (1781-1859), 1844. Artist: H Robinson
Thomas Philip Robinson, 2nd Earl de Grey, (1781-1859), 1844. British Tory politician and statesman of the 19th century

Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, (1880-1962), (5 July 1898), 1900

The Tribal Chiefs Swearing Fidelity to the Sultan of Morocco, 1892. Artist: Henri Meyer
The Tribal Chiefs Swearing Fidelity to the Sultan of Morocco, 1892. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 27th August 1892

Death of Queen Elizabeth, 1892. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 6th July 1892

The procession of the Good Friday, Holy Week, Seville, 1891. Artist: Henri Meyer
The procession of the Good Friday, Holy Week, Seville, 1891. A print from a supplement to the Le Petit Journal, 28th March 1891

Triptych of the Family Moreel, Detail, 1484. Artist: Hans Memling
Triptych of the Family Moreel, Detail, 1484. Located in the collection at, Groeninge Museum, Bruges

Triptych of the Family Moreel, 1484. Artist: Hans Memling
Triptych of the Family Moreel, 1484. Located in the collection at, Groeninge Museum, Bruges

St Ursula Shrine, Arrival in Rome, Detail, 1489. Artist: Hans Memling
St Ursula Shrine, Arrival in Rome, Detail, 1489. The Reliquary of St Ursula, Memling Museum, Sint-Janshospitaal, Bruges

Claude George Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, 1937. Artist: Fulop Laszlo
Claude George Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, 1937. The Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (1855-1944) was the father of Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, Queen Consort of King George VI

St. Peter, 17th century. Artist: Peter Paul Rubens
St. Peter, 17th century

Theatre costume designs for Shakespeares play, Henry VIII, 19th century

Court dress, 14th century, (1843). Artist: Henry Shaw
Court dress, 14th century, (1843). Courtiers of the time of Richard II (1367-1400). During this period the edges of the sleeves

The sacred robe of Athena held up by cult officials, and Athena and Hephaistos, 438 BC. From the Elgin collection, British Museum

The Sophoclean, c325-300 BC. Figure discovered on an ancient site at Tanagra (now Grimadha in Boeotia). Located in the Louvre, Paris

Oeneus, King of Calydon is Punished for his Impiety, 1733. Artist: Bernard Picart
Oeneus, King of Calydon, Having Neglected Diana in a Sacrifice is Punished for his Impiety, 1733. A plate from Le temple des Muses, Amsterdam, 1733. Fround in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Amphion, 1615. Artist: Leonard Gaultier
Amphion, 1615. Amphion and Zethus (also Zethos), in ancient Greek mythology, were the twin sons of Zeus by Antiope. They are important characters in one of the two founding myths of the city of

Fables, 1615. Artist: Leonard Gaultier
Fables, 1615. A plate from Les Images Ou Tableaux De Platte Peinture Des Deux Philostrates Sophistes Grecs, by Blaise de Vigenere, Paris, 1615. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Vestal, 1747. Artist: Bernard de Montfaucon
Vestal, 1747. From a sculpture in the Chateau de Versailles. A plate from Supplement au livre de L antiquite expliquee et representee en figures, Paris, 1757. Private Collection

A representation of November, 1757. Artist: Bernard de Montfaucon
A representation of November, 1757. A priest of Isis. A plate from Supplement au livre de L antiquite expliquee et representee en figures, Paris, 1757. Private Collection

A representation of January, 1757. Artist: Bernard de Montfaucon
A representation of January, 1757. A Roman consul. A plate from Supplement au livre de L antiquite expliquee et representee en figures, Paris, 1757

A representation of May, 1757. Artist: Bernard de Montfaucon
A representation of May, 1757. A man carrying a basket of flowers, and a peacock. A plate from Supplement au livre de L antiquite expliquee et representee en figures, Paris, 1757. Private Collection

Virgil and the Muses, Roman mosaic from Sousse, Tunisia, 3rd century AD. Located in the collection of the Bardo Museum, Tunisia

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